<p><strong><em>Coming (mini) Full Circle<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p>Back in May we went down to Florida to get our drivers license and establish residency there. We signed up for a mail forwarding service in Green Cove Springs and got our library card – after all, we'll have plenty of time and don't want to run out of books to read on our trip (or so we thought). <\/p><p>We didn't have a lot of time for sightseeing left but drove up to St. Augustine, said to be the oldest city in the US and well-known for its Spanish Colonial architecture. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Fast forward to November 28th and we are on our way to St. Augustine again. Only this time on our own boat which feels almost surreal. The sail there was a mere 38 miles from our last anchorage and was absolutely gorgeous!!!! We had winds from the west, 10-12 knots, beam reach, all sails set. Super smooth. Would have loved these conditions on one of our overnight sails instead of the bumpy ones we've had.<\/p><p>We anchored in the Matanzas River with a great view of St. Augustine with its 17th century stone fortress Castillo de San Marcos. A beautiful spot to wait for a good weather window to continue south. Time there was spent with work, doing laundry, getting propane, going grocery shopping, baking Christmas cookies (after all, the first Advent Sunday was around the corner) and also enjoying the downtown area beautifully lit up for the holidays.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong><em>Der (kleine) Kreis schliesst sich<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p>Im Mai sind wir nach Florida geflogen, um dort unseren FÁ¼hrerschein zu machen und unseren neuen Wohnsitz zu beantragen. In Green Cove Springs meldeten wir uns bei einem Postnachsendeservice an und besorgten uns einen Bibliotheksausweis – schlieÁŸlich werden wir viel Zeit haben und wollen nicht, dass uns auf unserer Reise die BÁ¼cher ausgehen (dachten wir zumindest). <\/p><p>Es blieb nicht mehr viel Zeit fÁ¼r Sightseeing, aber wir fuhren noch nach St. Augustine, angeblich die Á¤lteste Stadt der USA und bekannt fÁ¼r ihre spanische Kolonialarchitektur. Und heute is nun der 28. November und wir sind wieder auf dem Weg nach St. Augustine. Nur dieses Mal auf unserem eigenen Boot, was sich fast surreal anfÁ¼hlt. Die Fahrt dorthin war nur 38 Meilen von unserem letzten Ankerplatz entfernt und absolut traumhaft!!!! Wir hatten Wind aus West, 10-12 Knoten, Halbwindkurs, alle Segel gesetzt. Super entspannt. Ich hÁ¤tte diese Bedingungen gerne bei einem unserer NachtsegeltÁ¶rns gehabt, statt der holprigen, die wir bisher hatten.<\/p><p>Wir ankerten im Matanzas River mit einer groÁŸartigen Aussicht auf St. Augustine mit seiner Steinfestung Castillo de San Marcos aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Ein schÁ¶ner Ort, um auf ein gutes Wetterfenster fÁ¼r die Weiterfahrt nach SÁ¼den zu warten. Die Zeit dort verbrachten wir mit Arbeit, WÁ¤sche waschen, Propangas besorgen, Lebensmittel einkaufen, WeihnachtsplÁ¤tzchen backen (schlieÁŸlich stand der erste Adventssonntag vor der TÁ¼r) und wir erfreuten uns an der weihnachtlich beleuchteten Innenstadt.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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